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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Price Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Price Landing and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Price Landing:
    • 33.274612, -79.581178
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Price Landing
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Price Landing ...

We found one communities that share the name Price Landing.

Within South Carolina, the name Price Landing is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Price Landing in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Scott County
      • This Price Landing is located in Scott County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Price Landing that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Price Landing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Price Landing ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Cedar Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
  • Honey Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
    • Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lodge Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hall
    • Lodge Hall is located in Georgetown County
  • Newland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
    • Newland is located in Berkeley County
  • Pitch Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitch Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
    • Pitch Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Pleasant Hill Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Landing
    • Pleasant Hill Landing is located in Berkeley County
  • Tiger Corner ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiger Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Corner
    • Tiger Corner is located in Berkeley County
  • Turkey Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond
    • Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County
  • Water Horn Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Horn Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Horn Ferry
    • Water Horn Ferry is located in Berkeley County

How Far From Price Landing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Price Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Price Landing and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Price Landing to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 413 miles [664.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Price Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Price Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Price Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2746, Longitude: -79.5812       In this case, the coordinates for Price Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Price Landing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.50 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.442 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.602 degrees.









 

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